Stats & Training
Defense and Sp. Def carry most of Bronzor's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Defense EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.
Ancient people believed that the pattern on Bronzor’s back contained a mysterious power.
Implements shaped like it were discovered in ancient tombs. It is unknown if they are related.
Bronzor Weakness
Bronzor is weak to Fire, Ground, Ghost, and Dark. On the flip side, it's immune to Poison-type moves entirely. With 9 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ground, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Psychic |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x57-67% Shadow Sneak 2x35-43% Astonish 2x31-37% | ||
 Zorua Dark | D | |
 Poochyena Dark | D | |
 Cyndaquil Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift | ||
 Tepig Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Tepig builds →Flame Charge 2x41-49% Ember 2x31-37% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x56-66% Feint Attack 2x49-57% Thief 2x49-57% Shadow Sneak 2x32-40% | ||
Zorua Dark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Zorua builds →Feint Attack 2x44-53% Thief 2x44-53% Pursuit 2x32-40% | ||
Poochyena Dark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Poochyena builds →Bite 2x41-49% Assurance 2x41-49% Thief 2x41-49% | ||
Cyndaquil Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Cyndaquil builds →Flame Wheel 2x41-49% Ember 2x29-35% | ||
Tepig Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Tepig builds →Flame Charge 2x37-44% Ember 2x25-31% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x110-130%KO Flamethrower 2x78-93% Lava Plume 2x69-81% Flame Wheel 2x53-63% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Sableye builds →Dig 2x42-49% Shadow Claw 2x56-67% Knock Off 2x53-63% Feint Attack 2x49-59% | ||
Zorua Dark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Zorua builds →Foul Play 2x65-78% Dig 2x37-44% Feint Attack 2x43-52% Thief 2x43-52% | ||
 Sandile GroundDark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Sandile builds →Crunch 2x63-74% Dig 2x63-74% Bite 2x47-56% Assurance 2x47-56% | ||
 Ponyta Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Ponyta builds →Overheat 2x90-107%KO Flamethrower 2x63-74% Flame Wheel 2x53-63% Flame Charge 2x47-56% | ||
Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x113-134%KO Flamethrower 2x80-95% Lava Plume 2x72-85% Flame Wheel 2x53-64% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Sableye builds →Dig 2x44-52% Shadow Claw 2x56-67% Knock Off 2x53-64% Feint Attack 2x51-60% | ||
Zorua Dark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Zorua builds →Foul Play 2x68-81% Dig 2x40-47% Feint Attack 2x45-53% Thief 2x45-53% | ||
Sandile GroundDark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Sandile builds →Crunch 2x62-74% Dig 2x62-74% Bite 2x47-56% Assurance 2x47-56% | ||
Ponyta Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Ponyta builds →Overheat 2x93-109%KO Flamethrower 2x66-78% Flame Wheel 2x53-64% Flame Charge 2x47-56% | ||
Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x116-137%KO Flamethrower 2x81-97% Lava Plume 2x73-87% Flame Wheel 2x57-67% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Sableye builds →Dig 2x43-51% Shadow Claw 2x57-67% Knock Off 2x53-63% Feint Attack 2x50-60% | ||
Zorua Dark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Zorua builds →Foul Play 2x70-83% Dig 2x39-47% Feint Attack 2x44-53% Thief 2x44-53% | ||
Sandile GroundDark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Sandile builds →Crunch 2x62-73% Dig 2x62-73% Bite 2x48-57% Assurance 2x48-57% | ||
Ponyta Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Ponyta builds →Overheat 2x93-110%KO Inferno 2x73-87% Flamethrower 2x68-80% Flame Wheel 2x57-67% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Sableye builds →Foul Play 2x76-90% Shadow Ball 2x57-68% Dig 2x43-50% Shadow Claw 2x57-68% | ||
 Scraggy DarkFighting | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Scraggy builds →Crunch 2x63-75% Dig 2x43-50% Feint Attack 2x48-58% Payback 2x40-48% | ||
Zorua Dark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Zorua builds →Foul Play 2x68-80% Dig 2x38-45% Shadow Ball 2x45-53% Feint Attack 2x44-53% | ||
Sandile GroundDark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Sandile builds →Earthquake 2x76-90% Foul Play 2x72-85% Crunch 2x61-73% Dig 2x61-73% | ||
Poochyena Dark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Poochyena builds →Crunch 2x51-60% Shadow Ball 2x23-28% Dig 2x33-40% Sucker Punch 2x44-53% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Sableye builds →Foul Play 2x75-89% Shadow Ball 2x56-66% Dig 2x42-49% Shadow Claw 2x56-66% | ||
Scraggy DarkFighting | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Scraggy builds →Crunch 2x62-74% Dig 2x42-49% Feint Attack 2x48-57% Payback 2x39-47% | ||
Zorua Dark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Zorua builds →Foul Play 2x66-79% Dig 2x37-44% Shadow Ball 2x44-52% Feint Attack 2x43-52% | ||
Sandile GroundDark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Sandile builds →Earthquake 2x75-89% Foul Play 2x70-84% Crunch 2x60-71% Dig 2x60-71% | ||
Poochyena Dark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Poochyena builds →Crunch 2x50-59% Shadow Ball 2x23-28% Dig 2x33-39% Sucker Punch 2x43-52% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Tyranitar can KO Bronzor with Crunch (149-175%). Volcanion threatens a KO with Flamethrower (132-155%). Gastrodon deals 43-51% with Scald.
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge46-55% Pursuit 2x75-88% Crunch 2x149-175%KO Superpower74-87% | ||
 Volcanion FireWater | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Volcanion builds →Flamethrower 2x132-155%KO | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityStormdrain ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Gastrodon builds →Scald43-51% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x175-206%KO Focus Blast87-103%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemSafetygoggles NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Bronzor View Arcanine builds →Extreme Speed19-22% Flare Blitz 2x171-201%KO Snarl 2x33-38% | ||
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Evolution
One evolution ahead. Bronzor grows into Bronzong through a straightforward two-stage chain. No compatible partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 200 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Bronzor is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyOmega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Bronzor Best Moveset
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.
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Moves
TMs carry this one. Bronzor learns Future Sight and Dream Eater naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Normal and Dark and beyond give it real matchup play.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Bronzor Locations
A handful of locations for Bronzor with high spawn rates across late-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Best Locations to Catch Bronzor in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Bronzor appears in 6 walking locations at Lv. 31+ across Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.
Bronzor Guide
Bronzor evolves into Bronzong at level 33. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 300 BST.
Bronzor evolves into Bronzong at level 33. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, you can run Bronzor through the first few routes without issues. 300 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Bronzong as fast as you can.
Bronzor is catchable in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.
Game Availability
Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Bronzor spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves